diff --git a/doc/fixes36.2 b/doc/fixes36.2
index a4c3a8f09..d4fbba9f2 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.2
+++ b/doc/fixes36.2
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ make stone-to-flesh behave the same on statues of petrified monsters as it
 	becoming a corpse when there's already a monster at statue's location)
 special level loader didn't support populating several types of special rooms
 	(ant hole, cockatrice nest, leprechaun hall)
+eating rings while polymorphed didn't handle bonus/penalty for increase damage,
+	increase accuracy, or protection correctly
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.1 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/eat.c b/src/eat.c
index 79fd56df0..1c055abbc 100644
--- a/src/eat.c
+++ b/src/eat.c
@@ -1877,10 +1877,11 @@ int old, inc, typ;
 {
     int absold, absinc, sgnold, sgninc;
 
-    /* don't include any amount coming from worn rings */
-    if (uright && uright->otyp == typ)
+    /* don't include any amount coming from worn rings (caller handles
+       'protection' differently) */
+    if (uright && uright->otyp == typ && typ != RIN_PROTECTION)
         old -= uright->spe;
-    if (uleft && uleft->otyp == typ)
+    if (uleft && uleft->otyp == typ && typ != RIN_PROTECTION)
         old -= uleft->spe;
     absold = abs(old), absinc = abs(inc);
     sgnold = sgn(old), sgninc = sgn(inc);
@@ -1900,6 +1901,11 @@ int old, inc, typ;
     } else {
         inc = 0; /* no further increase allowed via this method */
     }
+    /* put amount from worn rings back */
+    if (uright && uright->otyp == typ && typ != RIN_PROTECTION)
+        old += uright->spe;
+    if (uleft && uleft->otyp == typ && typ != RIN_PROTECTION)
+        old += uleft->spe;
     return old + inc;
 }
 
@@ -1908,7 +1914,7 @@ accessory_has_effect(otmp)
 struct obj *otmp;
 {
     pline("Magic spreads through your body as you digest the %s.",
-          otmp->oclass == RING_CLASS ? "ring" : "amulet");
+          (otmp->oclass == RING_CLASS) ? "ring" : "amulet");
 }
 
 STATIC_OVL void